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Ai Model
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Vision
CAC on non-gated CT
7.2%
Of patients in the US aged 30-49 have CAC ≥ 100
4.2x
Higher risk of major CHD events with CAC ≥ 100
33M
Patients eligible for CAC scanning in the US
Input
Chest CT without IV contrast
Chest LDCT without IV contrast
CAP CT without IV contrast
Number of patients (US annually)
10-15M
Specialty
Cardiology
Interventional cardiology
Cardiothoracic surgery
FDA approval
Approved
The challenge
Patients are unaware of their atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease until a major adverse cardiac event occurs.
The solution
Screen for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on medical imaging and navigate undiagnosed, high-risk patients to the appropriate healthcare professional.
How does it work?
Bunkerhill’s incidental Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) algorithm runs automatically in the background of all non-gated chest CTs. When the algorithm finds a patient with a high CAC score or a high MESA CAC percentile, Bunkerhill’s software performs an automatic chart review to determine whether the patient is unaware of their cardiovascular disease and suitable for follow-up (e.g., no end-of-life diseases). If the patient passes through that automatic chart review, Bunkerhill automatically notifies the patient, their PCP, and the preventive cardiology clinic for review.
Why does it matter?
Prescribe statins to at-risk patients.
In Stanford's NOTIFY-1 randomized controlled trial, statin prescription rates increased from 6.9% to 51.2% among high-risk patients.
Revascularize appropriate patients.
In a study from University Hospitals Health System, 5.4% of patients with CAC ≥ 400 underwent revascularization within 12 months of receiving their CAC score.
Personalize engagement with patients.
At-risk patients can be given automatic notifications and enrolled in workflows for regular follow-up and appropriate evaluation to monitor and manage their conditions.
